{"product_id":"seatons-orchid-chips-hardy-9781908291608","title":"Seaton's Orchid","description":"\u003cp\u003e'Hardy opens a revealing window into the ills of Empire and the savagery that mankind can so easily revert to and delivers a true punch to the gut, with fascinating echoes of his Writers Guild screenplay for TABOO, the sequel of which many of us are still eager to see, and the murky jungle epics of Joseph Conrad.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaxim Jakubowski, Crimetime \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A finely-paced and haunting story of a man - himself haunted and unsettled by the events of his past - coming to terms with the growing disorder of a world between the wars starting to fracture around him and already drawing towards its own unhappy conclusion. Part Joseph Conrad, part L.P.Hartley, Seaton's Orchid will appeal to fans of both.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert Edric, prizewinning author\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSEATON'S ORCHID from Chips Hardy, co-creator with his son Tom Hardy of the acclaimed TV series \"Taboo,\" is a powerful, provocative and emotionally raw character portrait of a man haunted by a crime against nature, denied redemption, confronted by polite society, and forced to reconcile memories of a self he can no longer recognise.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet between WW1 and WW2, SEATON'S ORCHID tells the story of the enigmatic Captain Ainsley Seaton - a retired, much decorated professional solider, amateur explorer and artist living a reclusive life in Highleigh, a charming English village in West Sussex.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeaton's quiet existence is shattered when his well-buried past is unexpectedly resurrected over dinner by a shadowy Church diplomat, who seems to know more about Seaton's history than he does. Forced to re-open chapters of his life that he has been at such pains to forget - from the phantasmal, savage events that unfolded in the deep jungle of the North-West Amazon to the horrors of the Western Front - Seaton withdraws into characteristic seclusion. But the diplomat refuses to let matters lie, and for his own secret purpose will stop at nothing to get to the truth; a truth which reverberates through the village itself, and beyond, with devastating results.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat the critics said about Hardy's 'Taboo': \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDark, brooding and consistently brilliant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Observer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTaboo is a work of Wicker Man genius. Taboo might be full of grime and torment but it's also dry-witted, shot through with sharp and knowing one-liners.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe best thing on television...Taboo has a strong plot at its dark heart. You want to know what will happen next, which is refreshing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the more unique and thoughtful offerings of the new year.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the most extraordinary, subversive, dramas British television has ever produced.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is filled with darkness, danger and mystery, and has a level of quality and import not often seen in television miniseries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Chips Hardy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1908291605\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781908291608\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Chiselbury\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/14\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 356\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81d","brand":"Chips Hardy","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44616468529407,"sku":"9781908291608","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2cdfa55b-c59e-4db3-ba3a-23332b3a180f.jpg?v=1703020503","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/seatons-orchid-chips-hardy-9781908291608","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}